Colombia Football Officials Fined Millions Over World Cup Ticket Scam
FIFA World CupLegalSoccerSportsTop Story July 7, 2020
Colombia’s Football Federation (FCF) was fined millions over the resale of tickets to matches surrounding the 2018 FIFA World Cup, authorities announced Monday. An investigation by the Superintendency of Industry and Commerce (SIC) found that the Federation, executives, and associated companies formed “a cartel to detour tickets with the... Read more
Qatar World Cup 2019 Allocates For 24,211 Tickets Within 24 Hours of Presale
FIFA World CupSoccerSportsWorld October 24, 2019
Tickets to the FIFA Club World Cup Qatar 2019 went on sale this week, and within 24 hours, 24,211 tickets were allocated. The FIFA Club World Cup 2019 will take place from December 11 to 21 at three venues in Qatar: Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Khalifa International Stadium, and... Read more
Iranian Ban On Women At Soccer Matches Ends After FIFA Order
FIFA World CupSoccerSportsWorld October 11, 2019
Thousands of Iranian women finally have the chance attend a football match after FIFA ordered an end to the male-only policy this week. For around 40 years, female spectators have been unable to attend games due to the Islamic republic’s harsh rules that claims women must be shielded from... Read more
Soccer fans were fuming last month when ticket orders to the Women’s World Cup were split up, and now, the craziness has continued. When the tournament started this past weekend, more problems with FIFA’s ticketing service ensued. A day ahead of the match between France and South Korea on... Read more
After initially shrugging off consumer complaints of separated seats from single orders, FIFA told reporters Tuesday that it is attempting to resolve the issue on the eve of the Women’s World Cup in France, according to USA Today. “There’s a holding position at the moment,” FIFA spokesman Will Shand... Read more
FIFA Sparks Outrage After Splitting Ticket Orders to Women’s World Cup
FIFA World CupSoccerSportsTop StoryWorld May 21, 2019
Tickets for June’s FIFA Women’s World Cup were released to fans who purchased them online on Monday. Unfortunately for some, the excitement of receiving tickets to see the best in the world play in France was followed immediately by anger – apparently many received tickets for their orders split... Read more
FIFA Forced To Pay Broker $16.8M For Unissued World Cup Tickets
FIFA World CupIndustryLegalSoccer January 3, 2019
FIFA was forced to pay $16.8 million plus interest to the U.S. ticket broker JB Sports Marketing, who never received World Cup tickets in 2014, a Swiss Supreme Court ruled. JBSM has been engaged in a lawsuit against FIFA since 2015. According to an email exchange between former FIFA general... Read more
FIFA Files Criminal Complaint Against Viagogo For World Cup Tickets
FIFA World CupIndustryLegalSoccer June 6, 2018
Before the 2018 World Cup tickets were distributed to purchasers, the secondary ticketing site Viagogo AG already had tickets listed for resale – some for nearly four times the price of the original ticket. Now, FIFA has filed a criminal complaint against the site. The 2018 World Cup is... Read more
Ticket Resale for World Cup Reportedly Carrying Penalties Near $40K
FIFA World CupLegalScalpingSoccerSports May 16, 2018
Woe to those who run afoul of the Russian authorities at this summer’s FIFA World Cup, as something as harmless as re-selling a ticket to the world’s most popular sporting event could lead to fines as heavy as $37,000, according to a recent post by RadioAustralia. “Security around stadiums... Read more
The U.S. Men’s National Team may have fallen short in its quest to make this summer’s World Cup – but U.S. fans (or at least residents) are still planning on making the trek to Russia, purchasing the second-highest total of tickets to the quadrennial showcase of the world’s most... Read more
